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Riff Tone
Hate to Say I Told You So
The Hives
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Custom (vintage, bridge pickup only)
AmpHiwatt amplifier (exact model not specified, likely Custom 100 or similar, as used by The Hives in this era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (album: Veni Vidi Vicious). Gear confirmed by Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and multiple interviews. Vigilante Carlstroem and Nicholaus Arson both used vintage Telecasters and Hiwatt amps for this era. Effects for riff section are minimal, focused on amp distortion and fuzz.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and bitingfuzzy and saturatedmidrange-forwardbright and cuttingraw garage rock energyminimal ambiencepercussive attackslight compressiondry, direct sound
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, aggressive power chords with tight palm muting and downstrokes, requiring stamina and timing, but uses simple chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster Custom (vintage, bridge pickup only)
AmpHiwatt amplifier (exact model not specified, likely Custom 100 or similar, as used by The Hives in this era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2000 (album: Veni Vidi Vicious). Gear confirmed by Premier Guitar Rig Rundown and multiple interviews. Vigilante Carlstroem and Nicholaus Arson both used vintage Telecasters and Hiwatt amps for this era. Effects for riff section are minimal, focused on amp distortion and fuzz.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive and bitingfuzzy and saturatedmidrange-forwardbright and cuttingraw garage rock energyminimal ambiencepercussive attackslight compressiondry, direct sound
Difficulty
The riff is built on fast, aggressive power chords with tight palm muting and downstrokes, requiring stamina and timing, but uses simple chord shapes and no advanced techniques.